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Where does “paupérrimo” come from?

paupérrimo (Spanish) comes from Latin pauperrimus, from Latin pauper, from Latin pavo-pars, from Proto-Indo-European pau- — smallness.

paupérrimo (Spanish): superlative degree of pobre

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of pobre

Ancestry of “paupérrimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpauperrimuspoorest or very poor
2Latinpauperpoor
3Latinpavo-parsgetting little
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpau-smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pau- →